Post by reddrag0n on Dec 23, 2007 15:59:31 GMT
I don't know if this can be done, but i was wondering, since the Mac Pro uses the new Xeon processors, i wonder if i could make it go faster than what Apple had intended. Since people already found out that it can handle 32 GB of memory, why not some faster processors?
This is the info i found from Apple...
8-core processing
* Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors
* Intel Core microarchitecture Intel Xeon
* 8MB of L2 cache per processor (16MB total; each pair of cores shares 4MB)
* 128-bit SSE3 vector engine
* 64-bit data paths and registers
* Energy efficiency optimization
* 1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses
This is the info i got from Intel...
sSpec Number: SLANP
CPU Speed: 3.16 GHz
PCG:
Bus Speed: 1333 MHz
Bus/Core Ratio: 9.5
L2 Cache Size: 12 MB
L2 Cache Speed: 3.16 GHz
Package Type: LGA771
Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm
Core Stepping: C0
CPUID String: 10676h
Thermal Design Power: 120W
Thermal Specification: 70°C
VID Voltage Range: 0.95V - 1.225V
www.intel.com/products/processor/xeon5000/documentation.htm
Supported Features:
# Demand Based Switching
# Enhanced Halt State (C1E)
# Enhanced Intel Speedstep® Technology
# Execute Disable Bit 1
# Intel® EM64T 2
# Intel® I/OAT
# Intel® Thermal Monitor 2
# Intel® Virtualization Technology
# Quad Core
This is the info i found from Apple...
8-core processing
* Two 3.0GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5300 series processors
* Intel Core microarchitecture Intel Xeon
* 8MB of L2 cache per processor (16MB total; each pair of cores shares 4MB)
* 128-bit SSE3 vector engine
* 64-bit data paths and registers
* Energy efficiency optimization
* 1.33GHz, 64-bit dual independent frontside buses
This is the info i got from Intel...
sSpec Number: SLANP
CPU Speed: 3.16 GHz
PCG:
Bus Speed: 1333 MHz
Bus/Core Ratio: 9.5
L2 Cache Size: 12 MB
L2 Cache Speed: 3.16 GHz
Package Type: LGA771
Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm
Core Stepping: C0
CPUID String: 10676h
Thermal Design Power: 120W
Thermal Specification: 70°C
VID Voltage Range: 0.95V - 1.225V
www.intel.com/products/processor/xeon5000/documentation.htm
Supported Features:
# Demand Based Switching
# Enhanced Halt State (C1E)
# Enhanced Intel Speedstep® Technology
# Execute Disable Bit 1
# Intel® EM64T 2
# Intel® I/OAT
# Intel® Thermal Monitor 2
# Intel® Virtualization Technology
# Quad Core
